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Cristiano Ronaldo’s free-kick technique has proved so successful for the Real Madrid star over the years that German footballers Marco Reus and Bastian Schweinsteiger have investigated whether it could work for them too.

Reus and his Germany team-mate Schweinsteiger were filmed trying to emulate the Portuguese star’s famous set-piece technique during a Bundesliga crossbar challenge recently – although the duo didn’t find the task quite so easy.

First up was Reus, who succeeded in imitating Ronaldo’s stance perfectly before the Borussia Dortmund forward hit the bar and netted his initial free-kick attempt. (He did, however, then undo his fine efforts by executing a second rather shocking set-piece.)

Meanwhile in Munich, Reus’ compatriot Schweinsteiger also did well to mimic Ronaldo’s iconic set-piece posture – but ended up driving his resulting free-kick well high of the bar and the goal.